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Using Video Games as Text with Zachary Hartzman Transformative Principal 314
Using Video Games as Text with Zachary Hartzman Transformative Principal 314
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Zachary Hartzman is a high school Economics & English teacher in New York City. Taught many different social studies classes. International and transfer school. 100% immigrant & ELL students. Passionate about videos games. Getting kids to interact with games Florence - great app for relationships. Using games to deal with discussing heavy issues. Whenever I teach one of these lessons, I write a post showing how it went. It’s been really hard to find engaging content that 3 days a week, I teach an ELA course using video games as the main text. Gone Home What Remains of Edith Finch? One student playing while everyone else is talking about the gameplay. Regents exam required for graduation - read a text and identify the central idea, so we use the videos games to focus on those literary events. You have to give them time to learn how to use the controller. Positive outcomes: Whenever I teach with a game, there’s never a head down that day. Expanding the curriculum, but would love to get more science and math. How to be a transformative principal? If a teacher comes to you with a potentially wacky idea, hear them out. I'd love to work with you! To learn more about working with Jethro, go here.
Released:
Jan 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Transformative Principal 000: Welcome to the Transformative Principal. In this first episode, I share my TEDxCSDTeachers talk from November about increasing our average daily attendance to 96% by doing one simple thing! Enjoy. Have a Good Life. by Transformative Principal